Special promotion! – Normally $39 – now only $29 (25% off!) to celebrate the launch of version 1.3.0.

The consumers of today are more diligent and do their research before making a purchase online. They want to read what other people have to say about a product or service before pulling out their wallet.

79% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations (source BrightLocal) and many won’t purchase something unless they read a 3rd-party review.

Emails sent to author when new review submitted and/or pending approval (NEW in 1.3.0!)

Lots of WordPress actions and filters for developers to make custom modifications (NEW in 1.3.0!)

As you can see, adding a professional review and rating system to your WordPress website can yield significant benefits. What are you waiting for? Get your own review system up-and-running today!

Background
Critic was originally built to fill a need in our Marketplace (no other quality plugin existed). Each item needed customer reviews so sellers could receive feedback and potential customers could feel confident with their purchase.

Our goal was to make it as seamless with WordPress as possible. We did this by creating a custom comment type (no additional database tables, etc) which leverages existing comment-like functionality.

After successfully using it since January 2013, we felt it was time to share it with the world so others could benefit from it too. Hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: Screenshots above are from Vantage 4.0. The look on your site will not match exactly as shown above (of course unless you use Vantage 4.0). We’ve done the best we could to integrate with most themes, however, we can’t test against them all. You may need to add some custom css so the reviews are more styled to match your current theme.

Does this work in tandem with WordPress comments?
Yes, however you’ll need to paste a line of code into two of your theme’s template files. You’ll also probably wan to setup jQuery tabs similar to how we use it in our Marketplace. This requires some web development knowledge.

Can I use this plugin instead of the WordPress comment system?
Yes. In fact, we recommend it since it’s the easiest to setup and requires no custom code.

Where can I see a demo?
We use Critic in our Marketplace so check out any item and click on the “Reviews” tab. It uses a slightly older version though so there might be some differences.

Will everything be styled perfectly to match my existing theme?
Probably not. It includes some basic styling but we aren’t able to test it against all the thousands of WordPress themes out there. If you’re comfortable with css, it’s easy to tweak.

I’m a developer. Are there hooks built in?
Yep. You can even completely replace the reviews form with your own (just like the comment_form())

That’s what I want too. In classified ads you don’t need to review the antique collectors item or used car that will only be listed ONCE. You need to review the SELLER as an honest person who won’t rip you off.

Hi there, just wondering which one someone should use for Hirebee, starstruck plugin or this Critic plugin or is there a difference? I see starstruck seems to be a little more supported here. If you could clarify the difference here that would be great.

Hello, I have a question. Does this program overwrite the existing Vantage stars that came with the Vantage theme? Are those stars/reviews assimilated into this theme? Or is there two systems of stars?

We’ve just released version 1.3.0 which has been totally rebuilt! New screenshots added above. See the changelog tab for all the goodies included.

If you’re already a customer, you can easily upgrade from your plugins page. Since it’s such a big change, we highly recommend backing up your database and save a copy of your existing Critic plugin folder BEFORE clicking the “update” link. 🙂

Pro tip: Use a test environment first so you can preview any potential problems before you update your production site.

I am interested in your Critic plugin. However, I have some pre-purchase questions:
1) Is there a way for an admin to edit user’s star ratings from the WordPress admin dashboard?
2) Is there a way for an admin to add a star rating to any already existing comment or review through WordPress admin dashboard?

Very good afternoon, I want to acquire this plugin, since they had commented that for the users of vantage 3 that we update to vantage 4 would be free, already update and I gustria acquire it, thank you very much.

Hi guys, Critic is not working at all for me. I have the latest version plus latest version of Vantage. The “write a review” button does nothing. It is totally dead, there’s no review form, no way of rating, nothing. My site is http://www.watradefinder.com.au please help, I don’t like having a broken website. I have not got “users must be logged in” ticked, so you should be able to leave a review.

Hi,
After 1 (one) review is posted it is not possible to make another review. The message: you have already reviewed this , is shown. It does not matter from which computer you access.
Please help. It is urgent for my customers.
thanks
Carsten

Hi,
A admin email is send to the author once someone reviews their listing.
admin email such as” [My Blog] Please moderate review on: “test”” meaning it has aproval and trash links etc. I tested it on a clean install. Please fix it asap.

I’m interested in having a reviews platform for Vantage, to override their existing reviews system which requires a log-in. Will yours also work to allow reviews on LISTINGS in Vantage, as well as other content? And does it have a stars system also?